High-water mark
671.3832
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3832 at Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 24, 2019
Team JDQ
Team JDQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 6th of 26 at the Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (2019). They are ranked #4262 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2019
latest Feb 21, 2020 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.70 (+3.61)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.92 · weakest Brisket (162.44)
Road miles
1,027
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$96K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.70 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Team JDQ, each with one reason worth a look.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,264 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with Team JDQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Team JDQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSH LEAGUE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Specialists | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 157.0740 | 164.24 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8460 | 156.5140 | 166.92 | top 51% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.2172 | 163.10 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4744 | 153.6572 | 162.44 | top 68% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
177
finished ahead 55 times, behind 210
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Capital City Cook Off
20197 milestones
- First tracked contest Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- First call Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3832 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Career-best overall score671.3832 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4744 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Peak power rating (1499) Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 24, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Poosa-Q | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -9.5 | Capital City Cook Off | Feb 21, 2020 |
| -9.3 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | Feb 22, 2019 |
| -1.1 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Jul 19, 2019 |
| -0.8 | Roast N Boast | Oct 4, 2019 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 66% | 93.2% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2020 | Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 23 / 25 (651.2224) | 17 (165.0740) | 10 (169.6684) | 19 (162.8228) | 25 (153.6572) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 14 / 25 (670.7200) | 15 (166.8344) | 14 (170.8228) | 12 (167.3828) | 14 (165.6800) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS | 20 / 28 (652.9600) | 15 (167.3944) | 15 (164.5372) | 25 (158.2172) | 21 (162.8112) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 43 / 48 (655.2456) | 27 (167.9772) | 22 (169.1200) | 39 (163.9428) | 46 (154.2056) |
| May 24, 2019 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 6 / 26 (671.3832) | 13 (161.0972) | 4 (170.8460) | 10 (167.9656) | 4 (171.4744) |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 24 / 27 (638.6508) | 24 (157.0740) | 26 (156.5140) | 24 (158.2400) | 17 (166.8228) |